diff --git a/package/cppcms/Config.in b/package/cppcms/Config.in
index 460c8752d..f02ff177a 100644
--- a/package/cppcms/Config.in
+++ b/package/cppcms/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CPPCMS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB # dlopen()
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	help
 	  CppCMS is a Free High Performance Web Development Framework
 	  (not a CMS) aimed for Rapid Web Application Development. It
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_CPPCMS
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CPPCMS_ICU
 	bool "enable icu support"
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # icu
-	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # icu
 	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS # icu
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ICU
 	help